_ anti—semitism rising across northern ireland and _ anti—semitism rising across northern irelandis island and the impact that was likely to have. there _ the impact that was likely to have. there is— the impact that was likely to have. there is no— the impact that was likely to have. there is no space in northern ireland — there is no space in northern ireland for anti—semitism, homophobia, racism, xenophobia, or anything _ homophobia, racism, xenophobia, or anything else. we all as politicians must _ anything else. we all as politicians must call— anything else. we all as politicians must call all of these out, and i would _ must call all of these out, and i would like — must call all of these out, and i would like to see the emphasis on anti—semitism being put there with other— anti—semitism being put there with other forms of horrific racism. thank— other forms of horrific racism. thank you _ other forms of horrific racism. thank you. i would first of all like to associate my party with the unequivocal condemnation of the racial hatred we have seen on our streets in recent day

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approach that i know represents the northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, of the futureorrespondent, chris page. hello to you. tell us a bit more about what the prime minister said and how his message was received. sir keir starmer and his second visit to northern ireland since becoming prime minister, and his message was one of support to those affected by the rioting, both people from areas and businesses that were attacked over the course of several daysin attacked over the course of several days in belfast, there was a spike in a racially motivated hate crimes, and sir keir starmer also met a number of police officers who were on the front nine were injured in the trouble, mainly in the south of the trouble, mainly in the south of the city. and he listened to their concerns about what had happened and about how to deal with these sorts of difficulties into the future. it is worth remembering that sir keir starmer does have connections to policing in this part of the uk going back a few decades. he was the human rights adviser to the policing board that oversees the w

minister of - northern ireland, michelle o'neill, northern ireland, michelle 0'neill, says that there racism in a nation after fifth says that there is no place for racism in a nation afterfifth night of violence in belfast. in the east of violence in belfast. in the east of the city objects were thrown and fires were lit. the stormont assembly has been summoned to address the unrest. my health has been requested from across the uk. michelle 0'neill said looters and rioters would face a full force of the law. ~ . ., , the law. we are unequivocally collected in _ the law. we are unequivocally collected in our _ the law. we are unequivocally collected in our commitment l the law. we are unequivocally. collected in our commitment to saying no to racism and sending family united in terms of unfolding in front of us. there is no place in our society for racism in any of its forms. the racist attacks on people and businesses and homes were absolutely wrong. they are and have created such a deep clear —— perhaps none of us have ever seen before al there in parts of our community. we have man

.— northern ireland.utely, this is one of the _ northern ireland. absolutely, this is one of the life _ northern ireland. absolutely, this is one of the life moments, - northern ireland. absolutely, this is one of the life moments, when | northern ireland. absolutely, this. is one of the life moments, when you get your exam results. these are the first big exams that any student does. they are year 11, 15 and 16—year—olds, and we are here at the college, and you have seen lots of students coming in through here, and then they find the desk that has their surname and initials, and the teaching staff are here and are handing over the all—important brown envelope, which has their results in. and then the teachers will be talking to students. we can see some of them gathered here. they have been here since 8am. they are discussing it with their friends, they have spent years studying to be able to do these exams. as you mentioned, this was also during covid, so when the student started it was year 7, just as

and northern ireland was back there in the 705, 805 and 905.t even that huge so i am hoping northern ireland has done it before and they will do it again. the communities affected are, as i said, familie5. families are scared to leave their homes. the kids are off school, none of the kids are going to these summer activities. none of them are going to any of the other activities outside of their houses. so i hope things will hou5e5. so i hope things will change, i have asked all the northern ireland community is to come together and then make that difference. and let us feel part of this community.— difference. and let us feel part of this community. what sort of support are --eole this community. what sort of support are peeple being _ this community. what sort of support are people being offered? _ this community. what sort of support are people being offered? it- this community. what sort of support are people being offered? it is- are people being offered? it is awful to think that people are too scared to leave their houses right now. what

the northern ireland justice minister has responsibility for policing and criminaljustice in it northernefending their approach also at this stage. i came across to me _ approach also at this stage. i came across to me when _ approach also at this stage. i came across to me when i _ approach also at this stage. i came across to me when i was _ approach also at this stage. i came across to me when i was talking i approach also at this stage. i came across to me when i was talking to | across to me when i was talking to people affected by the writing in england's last night was when you look at who suffers as a result of the damage when it comes to buildings, it is local people and i was reading some people in northern ireland who run businesses in belfast saying, we've had years and years of our effort wiped out in a single night. —— rioting. that should resonate with people out on the streets. who it is they are harming in addition to the theatre they are creating because of the targeting of people of different colour or religion.— colour or religion. that's right. the business _ colour

after days of violent riot in england and northern ireland. the violence started after the southport stabbings — this evening, a vigil to mark a week since three children died. also tonight, turmoil on global financial markets amid fears about a slowdown in the us economy. and all eyes on keely hodgkinson, as she goes for gold in the 800m final. good evening, welcome, i'm martine croxall. the prime minister has promised to "ramp up" the criminaljustice system to deliver what he called "swift sanctions" to people who have taken part in riots across england and northern ireland — as well as those who helped to incite them online. sir keir starmer held an emergency cobra meeting this morning, with police bosses, intelligence officials and army chiefs. misinformation about the identity of the southport attacker, spread on social media, has led to far—right riots. this is footage taken from social media which has been looked at by our team at bbc verify — it shows rioters starting fires at a holiday inn express hotel in tamworth. staffordshire poli

a little bit warmer across scotland and northern ireland to start friday than we've had of late, buts into friday — this new area of low pressure will bring weather fronts, outbreaks of rain, strengthening winds to western scotland and northern ireland through the day, winds also picking up through the irish sea. large parts of eastern scotland, certainly england and wales will have another sunny afternoon with a few thunderstorms across eastern england — but it's going to be another warm one again, 28—29 celsius in the warmest spots in the southeast, low—20s further north and west. and it will be turning fresher here as this weather front starts to cross the country during saturday. eventually, it will reach east and southeastern england during saturday afternoon, clearing through, then allowing fresher air to move in across most areas, with sunny spells, variable cloud, scattered showers for western scotland and northern ireland. here, the high teens at best, further south, it's cooler as well, 21—25 celsius. the fresher air will be across all areas as we move into part two of the

why track and that is hilary benn, the northern ireland secretary. — hilary benn, the northern irelandsecretary, talking about his deep shock and — secretary, talking about his deep shock and deep anger at secretary, talking about his deep shock and deep ange- secretary, talking about his deep shock and deep anger at the scenes of violence in _ shock and deep anger at the scenes of violence in belfast. _ shock and deep anger at the scenes of violence in belfast. he _ shock and deep anger at the scenes of violence in belfast. he says - shock and deep anger at the scenes of violence in belfast. he says it. of violence in belfast. he says it doesn't represent the city in northern ireland. he mentioned that the northern ireland assembly is being recalled tomorrow and he mentioned it was important that all politicians speak with one voice, that members of the public contribute with any evidence they consent to police and he said there will be consequences, whether anyone is inciting violence online or engaging in violence on the streets. that is the theme, i think, we are hearing in the mes

the west over the next few hours, and with that, drizzle will tend to ease away from scotland, northern irelando start the day on friday across east anglia, south—east england, where there could well still be a few patches of drizzle, a bit of mist around, too. but that lot should clear out of the way quite quickly, and then we're looking at those fresher conditions spreading across all of the uk. sunny spells widespread. 0k, there could be some patches of cloud at times across england and wales, won't be completely gin—clear sunny skies, and there will be some showers, particularly for western scotland, one or two possible for northern ireland and north wales. but there will be a lot of dry weather through the afternoon and plenty of pleasant, warm spells of august sunshine. now, for the weekend, we have weak weather fronts pestering england and wales, bringing a rather mixed weather picture here. cloud will vary through the day. it will tend to come and go. there could be a few patches of rain, but equally some warm spells of sunshine. the sunniest weather, though, will be further northwards

the northern ireland assembly has been recalled, | ireland assembly has been recalled, they will meetwant them to address the fears people have for their safety? i think if they can address three things for us are looking at our legislation, how we can improve that in northern ireland, especially making sure everyone is covered and a better understanding of all of us with our differences, that is really key. a second thing to take into account is language. what type of language is being used as far as describing individuals, describing what is happening around us and our understanding? because we are all in a vulnerable place and it is understandable there is a lot of people who could potentially be frustrated for many reasons, but the most important thing is language and how we are talking to each other about resolving this because ultimately those two things in that everyone's daily life, going to work right now, ourfamilies, what everyone should be doing in the summer, children of school. really important they can come up with solutions and be positive for the community across the

people in northern ireland. the muslim families and other immediate families.s not even that huge so i am hoping northern ireland has done it before and they will do it again. the communities affected are, as i said, families. families are scared to leave their homes. the kids out of school, none of the kids are going to these summer activities. none of them are going to any of the other activities outside of their houses. so i hope that things will change. i have asked all of the northern ireland community is to come together and make that difference. let us feel a part of this community. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. it is now time to get all of the news from the olympics. and now time for some olympics news — my colleague maryam moshiri has the latest from paris. only three days left of this competition. there's a huge amount going on today but the latest medal lines are huge excitement in the women's and men's canoe sprint final, with new zealand taking the gold and germany taking silver. but germany did manage to clinch the gold in

approach that i know represents the northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, of the futures. as you saw a moment ago, the middle east is on people's minds at the democratic national convention in chicago, and america's top diplomat antony blinken is in the region where's he had talks with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the israeli prime minister's office has described a meeting with the us secretary of state as "positive". mr blinken said now is "probably the best, maybe the last opportunity" to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza. i think we can show you just now these live pictures coming to us from tel aviv. these are relatives of israeli hostages held by hamas, outside the hotel in tel aviv where anthony blinken has been meeting israeli official. they will continue their programme of protests. there have been many of them, calling on benjamin netanyahu to do everything he can to secure a deal that will see their loved ones released. of course, this is a key part of the discussions that are under officials from egypt and qatar are also workin

the people here in northern ireland will hope for a very comfy days ahead.at news conference there in northern ireland at storment, we are expecting the first minister and deputy first minister to talk to the media after that executive meeting this morning ahead of the recall of the assembly. the separatist former leader of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has risked arrest by returning from exile to spain — openly addressing supporters in front of the catalan regional parliament. although the spanish parliament passed an amnesty law pardoning those involved in the failed independence bid in 2017, mr puigdemont still faces arrest. he's returned to barcelona as the catalan parliament votes on electing a new president for the region. 0ur europe regional editor, danny aeberhard, told me about the significance of this development. the timing of his return is very deliberate and disruptive. basically, salvador ela, illa, who's a socialist, is he's just giving a speech there. we saw pictures of him earlier in the catalan parliament. he, if he's elected the head of th

approach that i know represents the northern ireland a modern northern ireland. >> now, chrisof people will be looking at that. and they were saying all along that sir keir starmer may have read the room wrong by branding all of the protesters as racist or far right or thugs. he's had time to think on that. he's had time to think on that. he's had time to think on that. he's had time to reflect on that. there's been a popularity backlash today in northern ireland. he's saying the same thing. he's still saying these protests were clearly racist. >> well, that's that's strong . >> well, that's that's strong. clearly racist is stronger than saying far right. towards the end he did there talk about having one northern ireland bringing communities together. and i think we're yet to see that properly in the riots we saw in england in those dozen or so towns and cities earlier this month. i mean, and the big concern there is, is attacking anybody concerned about immigration, saying they're clearly racist. i think he's only appending that to the rioters, but certainly there's work to

northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, of the future.ssia's kursk region — with confirmation from moscow this afternoon that a third crucial bridge has been damaged. the latest bridge, which runs over the river seym, is the last remaining crossing point in the area, and its destruction would cut off some russian troops from reinforcement and supply. on sunday, the ukrainian military released this aerial footage of a strike which destroyed a different strategic bridge — which also runs over the river seym. ukraine is two weeks into its biggest attack on russian territory since moscow's invasion of ukraine in 2022. (tx ukraine's president zelensky says the assault on kursk is aimed at carving out a buffer zone on russian territory. he said ukraine was "achieving its goals" and wearing down moscow's �*war machine'. translation: today, we achieved good and much-needed results _ in destroying russian equipment near toretsk. and all this is more thanjust offence for ukraine. it is now our primary task in defensive operations overall to destroy

cloud building out west as the next weather front starts to approach scotland and northern ireland.t to come — 8—12 celsius across the south. now, this ridge of high pressure will build in for sunday — that will bring fine weather for england and wales. next low pressure system will start to push into scotland and northern ireland through the day, the winds picking up here, the cloud building, outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland and western scotland. but for eastern scotland, much of england and wales will see variable clouds, some good sunny spells — best of the sunshine towards the southeast corner, and it will feel very pleasant, with 23—24 celsius here with lower humidity, high teens further north with the wind and the rain. we tap into some warmth and humidity again into monday — this moving off france into much of the midlands, southern and eastern england. so here, a warm and humid, rather sunny day — further north and west, very different, windy, cloudy outbreaks are pretty heavy and persistent rain for northern ireland, southern and western scotland. could give

wales, 2.8%, and northern ireland 4.6%.f we think about regional disparities, that is something else that has come out this morning. if we look at london, they remain the place where students get the biggest results and the gap between the highest place like london at the north—east and the west midlands is widening again. that is about 10%, difference now. people will be stepping back and seeing what is going wrong there today. that is an interesting point we will take up later. as is always the case when there are exam results, we have who talk about it. the schools minister has been commenting on the results. here is what she had to say. as a government, we are committed to ensuring every young person gets the opportunities, no matter where they live all the background they come from. we know that is a big task, but it is when we are committed to. we have seen in the results today and last week, they are not spread evenly across the country, but we have to praise this cohort of young people who have overcome overcome cha

it's the mid to high teens across scotland and northern ireland.south—east quadrant of the country on saturday. and i think sunday, as a ridge of high pressure tries to build in, although there'll be a few showers in the north and west, i think it's looking better. so we could see some heavier rain across more south—eastern areas on saturday. a better chance of seeing some sunshine with lighter winds as we head into sunday. live from london, this is bbc news. two more bodies have been found in the wreck of a yacht — that sank off the coast of sicily. we'll be live with the latest. day three at the democratic national convention, after the obamas electrify the garthering in chicago. america, hope is making a comeback! cheering i'm caitriona perry, here in chicago, when tim waltz officially becomes the vice presidential nominee. here in the uk, a man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and three children die in a bradford house fire. hello and welcome to verified live.

leaving aside northern ireland which _ say that?ving aside northern ireland which is a _ say that? leaving aside northern ireland which is a slightly - say that? leaving aside northern ireland which is a slightly unique | ireland which is a slightly unique case, there is definitely a sense among police chiefs today that they may have turned a corner. they felt the behaviour last night was very different, that some far right agitators had turned up on the fringe of the antiracism protests, had had a look and thought, we don't need to be here tonight, and went away. there are lots of reasons why people might be put off rioting in future. there is obviously these mass arrests, the very stiff sentences being passed by the courts. police are hoping that mothers, girlfriends, wives, are saying to people, listen, we don't want you going to prison for a year, two years, three years. don't forget the maximum sentence for violent disorder is five years. even if you plead guilty, if you get the maximum sentence it is a more than three year sen

northern ireland- store the steepest drop.rtion of gcses, marketers and great four c and above, was .4% lower than last year. in wales, they have dropped by 2.8%. in northern ireland, they are down 4.6% on last year. in middlesbrough, the students at the school have excelled. but the regional divide is growing in england. there is now a 10% difference in the highest performing region, london, and there were in the north west. they call for extra but help. the north west. they call for extra but hel. , ., , ., , but help. there needs to be a focus on levelling — but help. there needs to be a focus on levelling pp _ but help. there needs to be a focus on levelling up in _ but help. there needs to be a focus on levelling up in lots _ but help. there needs to be a focus on levelling up in lots of _ but help. there needs to be a focus on levelling up in lots of regions, . on levelling up in lots of regions, to narrow those gaps, greater investment in schools, particularly those in the most from deprived areas, focusing on teacher r

the steepest drop has actually been in northern ireland stop let's go to our ireland correspondent chrisnon— our ireland correspondent chris page in duncannon. ., . ., in dungannon. good morning. we have been hosted — in dungannon. good morning. we have been hosted this _ in dungannon. good morning. we have been hosted this morning _ in dungannon. good morning. we have been hosted this morning here - in dungannon. good morning. we have been hosted this morning here at - been hosted this morning here at saint patrick's academy in dungannon in county tyrone, and the results rush and relief largely over. an hour ago there were teachers at these desks and several hundred pupils here to pick up their brown envelopes. they were wanting to get the news as early as they could. now many of them are enjoying a good breakfast with family and friends, to mark what is a huge day in their lives. across northern ireland, 32,000 students are getting their gcse and vocational qualifications grades today. that gcse, 31% of entries received the top grades. that is a drop, compared with last year and the ye

jurisprudence on policing in the united kingdom has to have a sentence at the end of it saying, not in northern irelandirely different. they're armed. they're a different uniform. and the population in northern ireland is under 2 million. it's about half a dozen london boroughs. so you have much more direct control from stormont of the policing through the police board than you do in this country. >> that's a good point. that's a good point. but don't you think, given the level of concern and the level of violence we've seen here over the course of the last week, that it would have been useful for westminster to be recalled? >> i think it would have been a gesture. nigel and you're not, you know, one for that. i think what we need to do is to actually realise that some of the metro mayors of both parties are the key people here, and i think the metro mayors in liverpool, you know, district and in manchester. yeah, they're the ones who actually should have come to the fore on this. and i think had parliament been recalled and i was in parliament for years, i think we got recalled about 3 or 4 times. we

but with more cloud in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures on sunday will be lower.srael's military action continues in the occupied west bank. palestinian sources say at least 17 people have been killed. the uk government considers banning smoking in pub gardens and outdoor restaurants as part of a drive to phase out tobacco. first berlin, now paris — the uk prime minister, keir starmer, continues his effort to reset relations with the eu. china's president, xijinping, has held a face—to—face meeting with america's national security advisor in beijing. passengers on a round the world cruise had been stranded in belfast for three months after their voyage was beset by delays. we will speak to one of them live. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to verified life, three hours sticking out the day's main stories and the facts behind them. palestinian sources say the number of people killed in the occupied west bank since israel launched a large military operation there has risen to 17. among the deaths, eight people injenin, where israeli forces have moved onto the stre

we should get some sunshine as the rain clears from northern ireland. oway for a while, but the rain does ease off from much of scotland on tuesday as itjust stumbles into northern england, wales and the south—west. through the midlands towards the south east of england, east anglia, lincolnshire, it's going to be dry. there'll be some sunshine, it's going to be warmer as well. this is where the temperatures are starting to pick up, getting up to 2a or 25 degrees. so the temperatures are rising in the sunshine ahead of that weather front. and because it's moving so slowly, in fact, probably stopping on wednesday, the temperatures could climb even higher. following on from that weatherfront, though, pressure�*s a bit lower in the north—west, so we're going to find some showers for northern ireland and scotland. some of them could be heavy and thundery, especially in western scotland. there's the weather front. there isn't much rain on it, but it's not moving very far at all. so again through the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia, the south—east — i

bricks and bottles have been thrown at police as far—right rallies turned violent in england and northern irelandhello, i'm carl nasman. hezbollah says it has fired dozens of rockets towards israel from southern lebanon. it is reported about 30 rockets were fired in communities in northern israel, one landed in the town of beit hillel. the army says most rockets were intercepted and others landed in open areas and there were no reports of casualties. tensions are very high in the region since wednesday's killing of the hamas chief ismail haniyeh. hezbollah and other regional allies promised retaliation for the killings. israel claimed responsibility for the killing of the hezbollah commander but has not made any comment on ismail haniyeh's killing. the us embassy in beirut has warned citizens to leave lebanon on any ticket available. there are crowds of passengers queueing at the airport departure table. the uk government is also calling for british nationals in lebanon to leave, warning the situation could deteriorate rapidly. our correspondence are special flights may be needed to everyone that

it's the mid to high teens across scotland and northern ireland.. and i think sunday, as a ridge of high pressure tries to build in, although there'll be a few showers in the north and west, i think it's looking better. so we could see some heavier rain across more south—eastern areas on saturday. a better chance of seeing some sunshine with lighter winds as we head into sunday. live from london. this is bbc news. four bodies have been found in the wreck of a yacht that sank off the coast of sicily. i wreck of a yacht that sank off the coast of sicily.— coast of sicily. i am bethany belt live in porta _ coast of sicily. i am bethany belt live in porta cello _ coast of sicily. i am bethany belt live in porta cello harbour- coast of sicily. i am bethany belt live in porta cello harbour where | live in porta cello harbour where i've been watching the bodies being brought to shore. here in the uk — a man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and three children die in a bradford house fire. day three at the democratic national convention — af

heavy rain moving across northern ireland, northern england, eventually southern and central scotlandmid. this evening and overnight, heaviest rain continues in scotland, clears england, pushes into the northern isles, and we do have the dregs of another weather front in southern areas. here hanging on to cloud, patchy rain, still showers across the north and west. breezy and humid night to come. tomorrow, we have the dregs of the weather front still across the south—east, first thing. it will clear. looking sunshine and scattered showers with strongest winds tomorrow in the north. in the east especially with exposure. the rain clears, one or two showers, but for much of the uk, it will be bright spells, sunny spells, some showers. heaviest showers and most frequent in the north and west. temperatures, 15—25, maybe 26 somewhere in the south—east. the weekend, we have this little system scooting across wales and the southern half of england in the morning, taking in cloud and rain, and some showers in the north, some drifting east through the day as well. live from london. this is bbc

we will start in northern ireland. the other teachers' at your school? my nerves are good, we were a little worried _ nerves are good, we were a little worried because we were returning to pre—pandemic stats that england returned — pre—pandemic stats that england returned last year. but in our school — returned last year. but in our school had an increase of 6% so we were _ school had an increase of 6% so we were relieved there was not a massive — were relieved there was not a massive dip as a result of the changes _ massive dip as a result of the chances. �* ., ., ., changes. although in the overall fi . ures, changes. although in the overall figures, northern _ changes. although in the overall figures, northern ireland - changes. although in the overall figures, northern ireland and i changes. although in the overall. figures, northern ireland and wales in terms of the latter a and a* are down compared to england. do you think that is still a hangover from the pandemic and it is still going to take another year or so

over in northern ireland similar— northern ireland similar system operations as larne completed a a—3ball only six second division of football only six years ago. the second division of football only six ears a . o. . ., , second division of football only six ears ao. . ., second division of football only six ears arc, ., .,, ., ., years ago. the league has grown from strenath to years ago. the league has grown from strength to strength _ years ago. the league has grown from strength to strength and _ years ago. the league has grown from strength to strength and for— years ago. the league has grown from strength to strength and for us - years ago. the league has grown from strength to strength and for us to - strength to strength and for us to be fortunate enough, i generally don't think it will be the last, i think this is the beginning of something very special for irish league football.— something very special for irish league football. larne's andy ryan hoinu to league football. larne's andy ryan heping to make — league football. larne's andy ryan hoping to make his _ league footb

the former advocated the unification of northern ireland with simply ireland, while the latter wantedto remain part of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. the residents of the city of derry declared their territory autonomous and built barricades, london brought the army into northern ireland. english soldiers behaved cruelly towards catholics. in 1972, they shot at a demonstration in the city of london and 13 people died. there have been ten years of independence for northern ireland. the belfast agreement of 1998 was supposed to end the conflict, restore the northern irish parliament, reform the police, but paramilitary organizations catholics and protestants in northern ireland still exist. on august 14, 1992 , the georgian-abkhazian war began, only... the ussr had collapsed. abkhazia sought independence, and the new georgian government sought to strengthen its control over it. the war lasted almost 2 years. it took the lives of about 17 thousand people. hundreds of thousands became refugees, many fertile regions of abkhazia were devastated. russia acted as a

just a band of cloud, some showers for northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england.ngland. for many of us, not quite as chilly as it was last night, but parts of northeast scotland could get down to five, 6 or 7 degrees. now monday is, of course, a bank holiday for most of us. not in scotland, and this very weak ridge of high pressure will try to build. but still the remains of that weather front sitting just about here for monday morning. cloud and some showers, and then that will tend to drift northwards up across scotland as we go through the day. further south, not as many showers, more dry weather, some spells of sunshine and on the whole this is a drier, brighter and warmer day than we've been used to over the last few days. temperatures 15 to 23 degrees. as we head through monday night, the winds will strengthen once again across western parts, as this next frontal system works its way into the picture. that will bring some heavy rain across northern ireland, western scotland, getting into western england and wales. but just ahead of that, we are going to tap

on tuesday morning it's still bringing heavy downpours of rain for northern ireland, western scotlandticularly across dumfries and galloway. so heavy downpours still here, windy up through these irish sea coast, but it's breezy wherever you are. a dry start to the day though for england and wales and very mild, particularly across northern ireland. now, on tuesday that front continues to slip further southwards and eastwards, the rain turning lighter and more patchy. behind the front things will dry out and brighten up. there'll be some sunny spells and some showers. the front, by the time we get to the afternoon, is draped down from north—west england, wales and south—west england, so cloudy with outbreaks of rain here but ahead of the front there'll be a lot of sunshine and the highest of the temperatures mid 20s perhaps, but also possibly 20 or 21 degrees in parts of aberdeenshire. now, the position of the front could change on tuesday into wednesday, it's moving very slowly as it bumps into the area of high pressure almost stalls. it's just a narrow band of cloud, really, as we he

but with more cloud in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures on sunday will be lower.inues in the occupied west bank — palestinian sources say at least 17 people have been killed. here in the uk the government is considering banning smoking in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, and outside hospitals and sports grounds. first berlin — now paris — the uk prime minister keir starmer continues his effort to reset relations with the eu. china's president xi jinping holds a face to face meeting with america's national security advisor in beijing. and competition is underway at the paralympics in paris with 22 gold medals up for grabs today. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to verified live — three hours of checking out the day's mains stories and the facts behind them. palestinian sources say the number of people killed in the occupied west bank since israel launched a large military operation there has risen to 17. among the deaths — eight people injenin — where israeli forces have moved onto the streets. bulldozers have been deployed, alongside other armoured vehicles. th

northern ireland saw— it all right, ithink. northern ireland saw the _ it all right, ithink.rn - ireland saw the steepest drop in result of this year. all part of a face planned to bring results back down to pre—pandemic levels when exams to cancel. the proportion of gcses, marked as great for us seemed above, was .4% lower than last year. in wales, they have dropped by 2.8%. in wales, they have dropped by 2.8%. in northern ireland, they are down 4.6% on last year. in middlesbrough, the students of the school have excelled. but the regional divide is growing in england. there is now a 10% difference in the highest performing region, london, then lower performing regions like the west midlands and the east. there needs to be _ west midlands and the east. there needs to be a _ west midlands and the east. there needs to be a focus _ west midlands and the east. there needs to be a focus on _ west midlands and the east. tues needs to be a focus on levelling up in lots of the regions of england in order to narrow those gaps, greater investment in schools, particularly those in the

he the netherlands past great britain and northern ireland.— and northern ireland.ern ireland. he has netherlands had a _ and northern ireland. he has netherlands had a stormy . and northern ireland. he has - netherlands had a stormy games, not least for him but also the flying dutchman who took three gold in the sprint. he was a powerhouse once again. no one could stop him. i think possibly one of the most are splendid sites i've ever seen on an athletics track to win that mixed relay. the way she came through with the home straight. hzierr; relay. the way she came through with the home straight.— the home straight. very early in the athletics event _ the home straight. very early in the athletics event it _ the home straight. very early in the athletics event it was _ the home straight. very early in the athletics event it was a stunning - athletics event it was a stunning finish. i think she was disappointed with her performance individually and the hurdles, just got bronze. but she is an outstanding athlete and that night in the stadium, it was a sea of orange b

now, most of the showers today will be across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, enhancedon quite a brisk breeze come further south. this spacing in the isobars is much wider, not much of a breeze at all. so away from the showers in the north a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, fair—weather cloud bubbling up through the day. there's an outside chance of an isolated shower further south, but the lion's share will be in the north for some of those could be heavy and thundery. temperatures today 1a to about 23 degrees, so quite a drop from what some of us had yesterday. into this evening and overnight a lot of the showers will fade. we'll continue with a brisk breeze and some showers across the far north of scotland and in western areas. in the lighter winds we are looking at some mist and fog patches forming. it's also going to be a cooler night tonight than last night. our overnight lows — 7 to 11 degrees, so any mist and fog that's formed overnight will lift quite quickly tomorrow. high pressure is firmly in charge. tomorrow is going to be fine and settled. but on saturda

and protestants and unionists had intensified, the former advocating for the unification of northern ireland with simply ireland, the latter wanted to remain part of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. when the residents of the city of derry declared their territory autonomous and erected barricades, london brought the army into northern ireland. english soldiers behaved cruelly towards catholics. in 1972 , a demonstration in the city of london-derry was shot at. 13 people died. for decades, the radical wing of the irish republican army, ira, fought for the independence of northern ireland. carried out terrorist attacks in the region and beyond. the belfast agreement of 1998 was supposed to end the conflict, restore the northern irish parliament, and reform the police. newly reorganized catholic and protestant organizations in northern ireland still exist. on august 14, 1992 , the georgian-abkhazian war began. the ussr had just collapsed. abkhazia sought independence, and the new georgian government sought to strengthen its control over it. the war lasted almost 2 years

but it is cooling down a touch for scotland and northern ireland. that rain does eventually move southwards overnight. it may take a little while to clear away from southeastern most parts of england on friday, but otherwise following that, we've got some sunshine, blustery wind in the northwest will blow in some more showers into parts of scotland, where temperatures are still only 17 or 18 degrees, further south, 23 or 24. now on bbc news, it is hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. migration is a hot and contentious issue right across the world. amid the cacophony of voices demanding tighter immigration controls, more secure borders and the mass deportation of unauthorised incomers, it's worth considering how current migration trends fit into the broader sweep of human history. south african—born economist ian goldin has done just that in an effort to reframe this migration debate in terms of the past and the future. is migration a drag or a driver of progress? ian goldin, welcome to hardtalk. it's a pleasure to be with you, stephen.

but in northern ireland and wales, they have dropped.mac levels. so that seems to be working. as you mention, regional differences as well. as a big priority for the government, that attainment gap is widening and has been since before covid. if you look at the north east and the midlands, there is a slight increase which is welcome news, but much more needs to be done. the other interesting thing about the stats coming out today is vocational qualifications are very popular. t—levels a new qualification in england have had a very high pass rate, 88% but actually 10,000 students started that course about 7000 finished it. so the drop in —— the number of people dropping out is still significant so i am sure there will be further investigation into that as well. one more interesting fact is maths. it is the first time that more than 100,000 students have sat a a—level paper and that happens to be maths so it's interesting the choice of of students they are making around subject area. it’s a making around sub'ect area. it's a difficult h ma

jurisprudence on policing in the united kingdom has to have a sentence at the end of it saying, not in northern irelandirely different. they're armed. they're a different uniform. and the population in northern ireland is under 2 million. it's about half a dozen london boroughs. so you have much more direct control from stormont of the policing through the police board than you do in this country. >> that's a good point. that's a good point. but don't you think, given the level of concern and the level of violence we've seen here over the course of the last week, that it would have been useful for westminster to be recalled? >> i think it would have been a gesture. nigel and you're not, you know, one for that. i think what we need to do is to actually realise that some of the metro mayors of both parties are the key people here, and i think the metro mayors in liverpool, you know, district and in manchester. yeah, they're the ones who actually should have come to the fore on this. and i think had parliament been recalled and i was in parliament for years, i think we got recalled about 3 or 4 times. we

in northern ireland.u will find some of the wealthiest people in northern ireland, and where you will find some of the poorest people in northern ireland in those working class areas. now, for quite a few years now, in those working class areas, there have been many, many , have been many, many, undocumented immigrants being put into those areas. and for quite a while, the people there had said enough . we cannot take had said enough. we cannot take any more. it's affecting our housing stock. it's affecting our health service and all the problems that come with lack of infrastructure in those areas, very similar to what's happening in the republic of ireland. but when the rwanda deal came out, said by rishi sunak at the time himself, those immigrants stopped coming to the uk and things calmed substantially over that period of time because most of them then went into the repubuc of them then went into the republic of ireland. the people inside those working class areas were horrified to hear that the rwand

the west over the next few hours, and with that, drizzle will tend to ease away from scotland, northern irelandnd and wales, eventually leaving the rather humid airto start the day on friday across east anglia, south—east england, where there could well still be a few patches of drizzle, a bit of mist around, too. but that lot should clear out of the way quite quickly, and then we're looking at those fresher conditions spreading across all of the uk. sunny spells widespread. 0k, there could be some patches of cloud at times across england and wales, won't be completely gin—clear sunny skies, and there will be some showers, particularly for western scotland, one or two possible for northern ireland and north wales. but there will be a lot of dry weather through the afternoon and plenty of pleasant, warm spells of august sunshine. now, for the weekend, we have weak weather fronts pestering england and wales, bringing a rather mixed weather picture here. cloud will vary through the day. it will tend to come and go. there could be a few patches of rain, but equally some warm spells of sunshine. the

england and in northern ireland. israel says it will send a delegation to a new round of gaza ceasefire negotiations. hamas is yet to confirm if it will take part. the bbc asks former newsreader huw edwards to return more than £200,000 in salary, saying he undermined trust in the corporation. another person is arrested in connection with the planned attacks on the taylor swift concerts in vienna. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin this hour with the war in ukraine, where four days of surprise border incursions have seen ukraine strike a military airfield and make territorial gains within russia. while inside ukraine, a busy supermarket has been struck. these pictures have been shared on social media and have been verified by our team. ukraine's interior minister says at least 11 people have been killed in what he says was a russian missile attack in the donetsk region. he says a post office was also hit and at least 35 people have bee

moving away from northern ireland, we'll get some sunshine. urther into northern england, wales and the southwest. but across the midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast, it's dry. a little bit hazy with the sunshine perhaps, especially in the afternoon, but very warm once again. temperatures 27 or 28 degrees. not as hot or as humid as it was on monday. but there is cooler air coming into the north west. it follows that weather front that's bringing the cloud and rain. that meanders down towards the southeast. it brings a very different look to the weather across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia and the southeast of england on wednesday. much more cloud around, a bit of rain and drizzle at times, although it does become drier later. but it's across the rest of the uk that we've got the fine weather this time, and it should be a fair bit of sunshine too. not that warm, perhaps making 20 degrees at best in scotland and northern ireland. a little bit warmer across england and wales. but it is turning cooler because we're

nice day in northern ireland.g all of us will have a breezy day on sunday, more cloud, still sunny spells, especially western scotland and northern ireland, and later east anglia and the south—east. chance of showers and thunderstorms particularly in the humid air in central and eastern areas. fresher compared to saturday in the north. live from london. this is bbc news. kamala harris has given her first major tv interview alongside her running mate, tim walz. a murder investigation has been launched after a 13—year—old boy has been stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. un agencies will start a mass polio vaccination programme in gaza this weekend, after israel and hamas agreed to a three—day pause in fighting. and eurovision fans, get booking your tickets. the swiss city of basel will host next year's song contest. live from london. this is bbc news. kamala harris has given her first major tv interview alongside her running mate, tim walz. a murder investigation has been launched after a 13—year—old b